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Events 2008
November &
10 – 11 Battlegroup North & Military
September
December 2007
Wheels & Wings Show – featuring the
largest gathering of historic military
vehicles in Yorkshire.
7 Allied Services Commemoration Day.
29 Nov – 2 Dec St Nicholas Fayre. Yorkshire Air Museum.
Music, parade and historic aircraft flypast.
City-wide markets both open air Tel: 01904 608595
Yorkshire Air Museum.
and housed within historic buildings.
Tel: 01904 608595.
Tel: 01904 552270 14 – 16, 30 & 31 York Races.
www.yuletideyork.com Tel: 01904 620911
19 - 28 York Festival of Food and Drink.
Annual celebration of regional produce.
6 – 9 Dec York Early Music 25 & 26 Ryedale Festival of Food & Drink.
Celebrity chefs, wines from around
Christmas Festival. Performances at Castle Howard.
the world and competitions.
venues across the city. Tel: 01653 648333
Tel: 01904 466687
Box office: 01904 658338
www.castlehoward.co.uk
www.yorkfoodfestival.com
8 & 9 Dec Festival of Angels. June
12 - 13 York National Bookfair.
The Quarter. Map ref. DD3
Racecourse.
Tel: 01904 610676 6 – 14 York Late Music Festival –
Tel: 01763 248400
www.yuletideyork.com National Centre for Early Music.
www.pbfa.org
Box Office: 01904 658338
2008
www.ncem.co.uk
19 - 21 Northern Motorcaravan Show.
Tel: 01778 391123.
January
13 & 14 York Races.
www.northernmotorcaravanshow.co.uk
5 York Book Fair. Racecourse.
Tel: 01904 620911
October
Further info: 01763 248400
www.pbfa.org
16 – 21 York Youth Mysteries 2008.
Performances in a big top on the
25 - 26 York Roman Festival.
Citywide.
February
Knavesmire.
Tel: 01904 554660
www.yorkromanfestival.com
7 Feb – 31 Dec ‘China in York’ –
www.yorkyouthmysteries.com
30 Oct – 2 Nov Illuminating York.
Exhibition at the Castle Museum.
Tel: 01904 554550
Tel: 01904 687687
21 & 22 York Cycle Show, Racecourse.
www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
Tel: 0870 8730660
www.illuminatingyork.org.uk
www.yorkcycleshow.co.uk
November
13 – 17 JORVIK Viking Festival.
Tel: 01904 543403
22 Classic Wings & Wheels Show.
www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
Popular gathering of classic cars with
27 - 30 St Nicholas Fayre.
historic aircraft flypasts, trade stands and
Citywide markets both open air
March
children's activities. Yorkshire Air Museum.
and housed within historic buildings.
Tel: 01904 608595
Tel: 01904 550099.
www.yuletideyork.com
1 – 15 York Literature Festival – citywide.
Futher info: 01904 554316
July
29 Nov – 21 Dec Christmas opening
www.readwriteyork.co.uk
3 – 12 York Early Music Festival.
at Castle Howard.
7 – 16 York Festival of Science and
National Centre for Early Music.
Tel: 01653 648333
Technology – citywide.
Box office: 01904 658338
www.castlehoward.co.uk
Tel: 01904 554493
www.ncem.co.uk
December
www.sciencecityyork.org.uk/community
11 & 12, 25 & 26 York Races.
13 – 16 Sightsonic Digital Arts Festival.
Tel: 01904 620911
11 - 15 York Early Music Christmas Festival.
Performances at venues across the city.
Tel: 0773 6646920
www.sightsonic.org
13 East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club
Box office: 01904 658338
Rally - Annual gathering of classic cars
www.ncem.co.uk
21 Mar – 6 April York Chinese
and motorcycles.
Festival – citywide.
Yorkshire Air Museum.
13 & 14 Festival of Angels.
Tel: 01904 686248
Tel: 01904 608595
The Quarter. Map ref. DD3.
Tel: 01904 610676
22 – 24 York Model Railway Show.
13 – 27 Festival of the Rivers.
www.festivalofangels.co.uk
York Racecourse.
Tel: 01904 554253
Tel: 01653 694319.
www.yorkfestivals.com
York Markets
www.yorkshow.freeserve.co.uk
14 Dragon Boat Racing.
York Markets host a full programme of events
23 & 24 Easter fun. Castle Howard.
Riverbanks and Museum
throughout the year including Farmers’ and
Tel: 01653 648333
Gardens area.
Continental Markets.
www.castlehoward.co.uk
www.yorkrotary.co.uk/dragonboat.htm
Tel: 01904 551355.
April
York Maze. From mid July until early
Visitor information: Tel: 01904 550099
September – York’s amazing
www.visityork.org www.whatsonyork.com
4 – 6 York Open Studios –
maize maze. Elvington.
local artists in an informal setting.
www.yorkmaze.co.uk
While information is believed to be correct at time of going
to print, dates and events may change. We recommend
www.yorkopenstudios.co.uk
August
that you check to avoid disappointment.
May
3 Thunder Day! – Flypasts and displays.
4 York Carnival.
Yorkshire Air Museum.
Tel: 01904 554253
Tel: 01904 608595
www.yorkfestivals.com
16 Castle Howard Proms Spectacular.
7 – 10 Spring Festival of New Music.
Open air picnic concert with fireworks.
Tel: 01653 648623
Box Office: 01904 432439
www.castlehoward.co.uk
www.yorkconcerts.co.uk
19 – 22 York Races – Ebor Festival.
Tel: 01904 620911
Athens, June 2007:
York awarded European Tourism City of the Year.
Dragon Boat Racing
02/03 Visitor Information 01904 550099
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